Retinal red flag screening for headache in the emergency department
- Conditions
- Neurological - Other neurological disordersheadacheoptic disc edemaretinal assessmentEmergency medicine - Other emergency careEye - Diseases / disorders of the eye
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000982516
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre for Eye Research Australia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Patients in the Emergency Department who meet the following criteria are considered eligible for the study.
(1) are 18 years or older;
(2) are able to give informed consent and adhere to study procedures;
(3) have English language capacity;
(4) have a chief complaint of headaches;
(5) have been triaged as level 3 to 5 on the Australasian Triage Scale, an index of clinical urgency from 1 that requires immediate assessment and treatment to 5 that can be assessed and treated within 2 hours.
Patients who meet any of the following criteria will not be included in the study:
(1) have unstable vital signs;
(2) have a change in consciousness level;
(3) are unable to comply with the requirements of informed consent or the screening protocol.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method